{"id":280823,"date":"2026-06-24T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/rcmp-hampered-by-outdated-technology-and-risk-averse-culture-report\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:05:00","slug":"rcmp-hampered-by-outdated-technology-and-risk-averse-culture-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/rcmp-hampered-by-outdated-technology-and-risk-averse-culture-report\/","title":{"rendered":"RCMP hampered by outdated technology and ‘risk averse’ culture: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

RCMP hampered by outdated technology and ‘risk averse’ culture: report<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/unpublished.ca\/news-feed-item\/2026-06-24\/rcmp-hampered-by-outdated-technology-and-risk-averse-culture-report<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-24 16:05:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: unpublished.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

OTTAWA \u2014 Aging, outdated or moribund technology and data management practices across the RCMP are undermining its ability to effectively police and protect Canadians and will require significant and rapid investment, according to a new internal report. <\/p>\n

In February, the RMCP\u2019s Management Advisory Board (MAB) sent the police force\u2019s commissioner, Mike Duheme, a comprehensive \u201cadvisory letter\u201d with a stark message about its information management\/information technology (IM\/IT) systems. The letter was recently posted online. <\/p>\n

Old and aging IM\/IT systems are failing and are preventing the RCMP from adopting the latest technologies, meaning the national police force is also falling increasingly behind its partners technologically, wrote MAB member Doug Moen. <\/p>\n

\u201cCurrent IM\/IT limitations, such as aging infrastructure, siloed legacy systems, and isolated databases, adversely affect policing effectiveness, evidence-based decision-making, and, therefore, public safety. Temporary fixes are costly and unsustainable,\u201d reads the letter from Moen, who chairs the MAB\u2019s Finance and Administration Standing Committee. <\/p>\n

\u201cSignificant transformation is thus essential. This requires a comprehensive overhaul of existing IM\/IT systems,\u201d it adds. <\/p>\n

The letter makes four broad recommendations for the RCMP. A spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n

Among them, the RCMP leadership needs to prioritize funding improvements to its technology, knock down internal silos to improve its data sharing between units, and design a better plan to improve IM\/IT systems faster, writes Moen. <\/p>\n

The advisory board also laments that addressing the RCMP\u2019s technical debt \u2014 described as the accumulated cost of quick fixes in software development that make future changes harder and more expensive \u2014 has not been a key priority for the force\u2019s leadership. <\/p>\n

\u201cAdequate funding has been scarce, and many recent attempts to secure it were not successful. The…<\/p>\n

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